What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Lebanon and Sri Lanka?

69.00 million cubic meters, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sri Lanka?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: Industrial water withdrawal

Lebanon

900.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sri Lanka

831.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Lebanon rank

52nd

Sri Lanka rank

53rd

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Lebanon
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 900.00 million cubic meters against 831.00 million cubic meters in Sri Lanka, a difference of 69.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Lebanon ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56.17 million cubic meters	338.37 million cubic meters	282.20 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2000s	203.67 million cubic meters	735.78 million cubic meters	532.11 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2010s	787.50 million cubic meters	831.00 million cubic meters	43.50 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2020s	900.00 million cubic meters	831.00 million cubic meters	69.00 million cubic meters	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Lebanon or Sri Lanka?: Lebanon, at 900.00 million cubic meters against 831.00 million cubic meters in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Lebanon and Sri Lanka?: 69.00 million cubic meters, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Sri Lanka rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Lebanon ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Industrial water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,170 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.